Icon Painting in Constantinople Workshops during the Komnenian Period (1081–1185)

1. Icons reaffirmed after the Triumph of Orthodoxy

   Mar 11, 843Labels: Triumph of, Byzantine Church

   • Britannica
   • Icon Museum

2. Alexios I Komnenos takes the Byzantine throne

   Apr 1, 1081Labels: Alexios I, Byzantine Court

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. First Crusade intensifies Constantinople’s religious connections

   Jan 1, 1097Labels: First Crusade, Crusader Passage

   • Britannica

4. Pantokrator Monastery construction begins in Constantinople

   Jan 1, 1118Labels: Pantokrator Monastery, John II

   • Byzantine Legacy
   • John II

5. John II Komnenos becomes emperor and expands patronage

   Aug 15, 1118Labels: John II, Imperial Patronage

   • Wikipedia
   • Britannica

6. Hagia Sophia’s Komnenos mosaic models donor imagery

   Jan 1, 1122Labels: Hagia Sophia, Komnenos Mosaic

   • DOAJ
   • Hagia Sophia

7. Virgin of Vladimir sent from Constantinople to Rus’

   Jan 1, 1131Labels: Virgin of, Rus Transfer

   • Virgin Vladimir
   • John II

8. Pantokrator Monastery typikon sets liturgical routines

   Jan 1, 1136Labels: Pantokrator Typikon, Monastic Liturgy

   • Byzantine Legacy

9. Manuel I Komnenos reign supports a cultural revival

   Apr 8, 1143Labels: Manuel I, Cultural Revival

   • Wikipedia

10. Hodegetria icon becomes central to Constantinople devotion

    Jan 1, 1150Labels: Hodegetria Icon, Hodegon Monastery

    • Byzantine Legacy
    • Pallasweb

11. Late Komnenian style reflected in major panel icons

    Jan 1, 1175Labels: Late Komnenian, Annunciation Icon

    • Sinai Icon
    • IME Greece

12. Death of Manuel I triggers political uncertainty

    Sep 24, 1180Labels: Death of, Regency Crisis

    • Manuel I
    • Andronikos I

13. Andronikos I’s reign ends the Komnenian period

    Sep 12, 1185Labels: Andronikos I, Komnenian End

    • Andronikos I
    • Britannica